Setting up a seed raising area (potting bench)
Growing things via seed can be challenging, but if you’ve got the right setup you’ll begin to love the process. In this post I wanted …
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Growing things via seed can be challenging, but if you’ve got the right setup you’ll begin to love the process. In this post I wanted …
Mid Autumn is definitely the best time in our subtropical garden. This year it has been unseasonably wet, which has been good as it has …
May is when we finally start to see the shorter days, the cooler weather and it is truly a glorious time in the subtropical veggie …
Every gardener should know how to save seeds and in this post I wanted to share our process of how we save cucumber seeds. Avoiding …
Usually here in the subtropics, in December we pop the sweet potatoes in, maybe some corn and then let things go. It’s too hot, too …
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One of the biggest things people struggle with is being able to have something to harvest every day. They want to know the secret to …
When I first started our garden here we had a clean slate. As space is limited, I vowed to only grow things we could eat. …
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One of the first fruits I started to grow whilst renting was a blueberry. Many years ago blueberries used to be so cost prohibitive to …
If you’re a seed hoarder like myself, there is nothing worse than trying to propagate seeds and they are no longer viable even if the …
I have so many people say to me that they are terrible at raising things from seeds. I get it, it can be pretty easy …
Powdery mildew can be devastating to many crops and it is highly infectious so can spread quickly in your garden if you don’t get control …
Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique very popular in the US and UK. The technique was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew. The basic …
When we first moved to our block here, I thought long and hard about the positioning of our garden. I was considering sunlight in the …
Back in July 2021 our garden was featured in the gardening australia magazine. When the interviewer asked me what was my favourite gardening method – …
As we plant so intensively in a backyard situation we need to restore nutrients. In a perfect world we’d be resting beds, letting animals aerate …
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All plants need sunlight to produce energy for growth. But some plants need more of it than others to thrive. So how much sunlight does …
I am super excited to share that our garden has been featured in the latest issue of Gardening Australia Magazine. As my husband says, this …
Do you have a problem with little flies hovering around your indoor plants or even your kitchen compost caddy? Often people refer to these little …
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I often get asked whether cat or dog poo can be placed in the compost bin. The short answer is yes. With a big fat …
Growing your own home grown onions will teach you patience. It can be challenging to grow them here in the subtropics, which is a double …